Jacquard.



J. A. GROEBLI.

JAGQUARD. APPLICATION FILED JULY 11,1911.

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.Patented Oct. 29

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J. A. GROEBLI.

JACQUARD. I APPLICATION FILED JULY 11,1911.

Patented 0st. .29, 191i?.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2,

4 @vyine anto@ entran sPr JQSEPH A. GROEBL, NEW/V YORK, N. YL

JACQUAD.

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le it lmoanthat l, .l'osnrii A. (lucenti, ay citizen ot' the United States, and airesident ot' the city` county. and State ot' lNeiv York, hare invented a certain new and useful Jac,- quard, of which the following a speciiication. I, f

lily vintention relates to a jacquard or automat and it has indre dir-ect reference to a jacquard for operating` the tambomvframe of an embroidering machine.

In embroideringy machines of the large type in which the fabric is stretched upon a tambour frame before a large number otI needlesI which are moved in and out always in. given paths, it necessary to move the tambour t ame f '-1"each stitchingr operation.

so that the stitches.- Will be, formed on tln` fabric to produce the desired design and the principal, though iiot only, function ot an emln'oidrring machine jacquard. is to more the tambour 'trame a-t'tcr each stitch, so that the desired design will be produced in mul tiple, upon 'the fabricn by the. various ueedles. -`lnasmush the `fabric' or tambour frame must be' moved almost universallywithin the extreme limits of its motion, thejacquard if operated on a unit system` must be capable of moving` the tambour frame many di'lterent units incxtent'iu any direction. i

lln U. S. Patent #528632, dated November G, 1894, l showed in detail-a cmuplete jacquard mechanism foroperatiug cubi-oidering machines, which has'proven veraf successful: and in Vwhich a large number ot' ultimate movei'nents are produced by com bining movementso1c ditlerent units in extent. in vvariouscombinations. ln that pat.- ent l showed how the number of slides could be reduced to a'comparatively small numlt may be here stated- Specicatfon of Letters Patent. ilpplcaton filed July 11, 1911. Serial No. 638.012.

Patented oef, 293912."

vin its entirety as the foundation of the pres ent invention, except in so far as parts of that structure arey obviously supersededby the mechanism shown in the present drawings In the patent referred to I showed a number of needlesl (3:2) which are operatedupon by the jacquard card when the latter is reciprocated at each operation, and the needlescause the reciprocation of certain T slides. which in turn reciprocate certain selecting slides. These latter cause thc coupling' of various sliding trames which are reciprocated by a levcrwhich produces different units of movement in the several slid.- ing frames, with4 certain rack bars. The combinations caused by the -interlockingot' the diti'erent sliding frames with the (lider1` ent rack frames results in various ultimate movements beingr produced upon the tainbour frame of the embroidering machine. The purpose of the slides is to selectand combine the 'arious unitsI of movement, while the operating force itself, is intro. duced through the lever above referred to which operates the sliding frames. The various devices for selecting` the slifles,'locki1ig them, causing the devices to be interlocked, which are selected; and producing the operating;r force and transmittingr it to the` tambour frame all operate in regular sequence. The time actually consumed during' each completejacquard operation, in the actual moving of the tambour frame therefore is but. a part of the time, consumed in the complete operatiorn from the movement of the jacquard card to the `i'n'ovem'eut of the tambour frame. In order to have the embroid, cring machine operate rapidly ity is necessary to speed up the jacquard, andas the diflerent parts of the jacquard mechanism must operate in a given sequence' it is necessary to operate some parts thereof, very rapidly, in order to allow a sulicient proportion of the time of each operation .for thel move"- ment of the tambour frame. '-,I The vobject of my invention is to provide certain. mechanism in duplicate relation, with means for causingl the duplicate sets to operate alternately to each other. In this way, each separate setof devices may be -operated at a reduced speed over the former corresponding devices, when -the jacquard is operated at-the same speed as heretoforl. By arranging the plural sets of"devioes,

' will a;

when wth said paient, to teach ille present Lkj' Lhc simu jacquard card anni f lh'ougfh (mc 5cl (if hccnihs; um! w @l slidcs are arranged (c opcicug'h :i cmmhcn cuupling' mcchanism l ly hcleihsiltcl'.

mmc l uwhgzs lni'ming u, part of 'lhie application, Ligure le u :fscct'iuml ric Shim" Y man); of hc fczmu'cs ci thc plcwm imcmlcih mili lic siuctui'e, simwxy h;

i337 is u cross sect-han., ,am und haver devices fm. Upcmingij the paris Of ,Lucchi ism shown in, l, Fig 3, 1s u. f: View c f one @if thc cams', und Fig. 4, 1s

Ac has heen Suid the clil'lrc mechanism Shcwu in .my Szilcl palchi is plfcfciably cmpcycd Except' in fax s pm'ions *thereof me; supc edad hy hc mechanism herein as the ,Said palchi fully describes the wlmijacquard th@ pieffut defscripimi lv cover so much ab will hc necessary,

. I huw shown l jacquard card Ily ai'cuml "which thc jacquard cfu-d or pm ci'li mll Q, is lllupcllcd by thc inlermil ical icvclmifm ci' lhc fuller, und the roller id palchi, priiwidml )Vith pihsw, filch/hng facili iis ci 1c1'y, at. eher cual, in M iiiilislun rclzxtion, which engage iu c0rn jp g; micrlurcf; iin the cnld 2, for the pu rh'mc of pwl'iclling ghe cfu-d. Abos/c the miller 1 is arranged l'hc idle roller which .ihmisl "'i'ccly on ils Shaft 5; und this roller s@ m .kf Lhc wird in prupcl.' cominci with the activ roller l. The Shafts ol hmh mi 'il :md 4.1i :we jour-uniud in a )uilolf and ilu; hilt@ :irc l'uckcil with thc huj, Z'y by :L link 8 connected with an anni czm'mcf'icfg with ihc shaft T, all Ul la my .amid palchi. lhc

lzl hcyuml practical limits, hy i s of shdcs cach ci Much e x l l l l v l my Suid pzlicut.

mummy will hc amiciM nrc, .su .alahiizilliy in lim with the pmu?, "flufifc lh@ needles iai, nugiuxge lhc the hcc .Elch will (Mill-(lic rrhh: :i mim mm1' whcic thcy wmtncl with the @farci uml, the jucquui'd will 1ct hc :Ulcctcfl h); thc bcillatihg of he Jiccdl-,s in the :ahi "ling opcvm limi hr he flescrihcd herein. l bnr M Ulf the needle frame? l hnvc fulcimmed, at the point lli, a linli 0r md 52h by which thc maille fumi@ igglilly osclhllmi .r1-' auch Opeifniuh (if lh'c 1:1 wl fr shih ing thc hccillcs. from crlgvlgleihcul with one: Set of Slides lo [he uthral'f l I prefer h1 eh'lplmy iihQ,T slidcs similar lo the T slidcs shown in my Suid patent, but in duplicado sols flu' nccumiilishlng vthc new resulta Above cach of Hm )medics 11.2, l hzwc m'l'nhgf. :l T slide 1T, which :ma p1f \l'ci':1hly nf slmihn fihwgwf :mal numhcrs tu thc T slides z', cf my said cht. Thcxc :Irc n1 Mms: shown hm'cin im.' suppilifliing' :md guiding Lhcsc slhlv. wm' 1g, nl ihc, imm; wwc lime@ lh wich of 'hlhh is "yllmiclcd willi :xs msmy xm-licul slulf; 2li5 :ls there; Mc T .@slirlc; h1 ll' `L. The hpwn' ends L 01" thc T slid mfc prclfclul-ily minimi in wrii Aal alms.; :'22, 'in the nmlcr Qd@ (rf a guide hm' 93. lilac.) T :lifhz has n ySlotQ-l, in which plujccLe-z thc chil 25h cf one rml Q6. of :l group which cpm-:llc hc selecting sliflcsl Thcrc, ifa: zu cmu'xccting' md QG, for hach T Slide 17" cmrcSpmaling fc thu mds if, of The rods 2U am gudcd in fh@ Slots; Q7, in :in cms: bar yahd the l han-s: cxcndforward, und euch .one is c011- izo slide ot' each `group of i slides (of the four groups) has a rod 143. connecting with one ofthe oscillatingr slides '29, which latter are arranged in seven groups ot' four each. the seven groups reprenenting' each one of the unite` of motion caused by the operating lever 30. The oscillating` slides 29, therefore` correspond in number and groupings with the slides of my said patent?. The oscillatini)r slides 29, which l shall, for conven- 'ience..hereinafter term the selectin;r slides,

' be m'ored vertically.

are siltpported by the transverse guides' ill. and are guided in the vertical slots' 3;); thereof. The forward ends ot' theseA- Slides are preferably shaped simili:` to the slides j. vof my said patent. laeh slide has a cutout or notch "533. in its bottom edge. and a cut out or Inotch H in its uppei` edge. which notches are arranged one behind the other.

the longitudinal portion 4t2. of the plate 37, and the former is therefore adapted to There are as many such [dates 40., as' there are plates 3. being arranged in'groups of Jfour each, the same .as the members 't. in my said patent. Each member 40. is connected with `a coupling rod 4;). which serve to couple various reciprocating framed for producing 'arious conl- .hinations of units as in said patent.

There arci horizontal y disposed frame members 43. 44 between which l have arranged seren slidingT trames. 15, arranged side hyvside. and luided :n the 'vertical grrooves-(. in saidf ame members, These sliding frames"correspond in function with the trames G1, (if- G3. G4, G, G, and G7.,

ot' my :said patent; but they are preferably such-sliding t'rame operated separate" selecting slides. Each coupling rod has a bar 4S, secured to it, which har 4S. is guided between the 'oars' 4S). ot the slidingaframe 45, and each of the bars 48. have a coupling: pin 50. Theconpling pin 5() engages in an aperture inlthe upper rack 'trame 47. wlnle of the diti'erent ares of movement of the fulcruin points.ti0 the sliding't'raines will be reciprocated ditt'erent extents. representing' seven units of movement. lt! will be noted that the links 53, to 5), areA longer than 'the links shown in my said patent. which isprelierahle in the present structure.

From the above it will he apparent that with the exception of the size ot the parts` the construction,from the plates l0. through the coupling mechanism and *he mechanism for furnishingr the operating torce Jfor the tambour Jframe movements and in tact all the defices following the platesy Jrtl., are preterahly the same'as in my said patent. l

}'.-)1elierably on a lower plane than thetirst set of slides 1T and rods Q63. l har arranged a second set which are adapted to be operated inthe same nianneras the first eet and to perform the same functions. through the sanie mechanisms, as the lirst set.' but at a different time.` to witin alternate relation thereto.

Thev T slides (il, are arranged 'in `groups corresponding with, and preferably in vvertical line with, the i slides 17. These slides 61. are guided and supported by the` with auch additional slides as may beneoessary to'eontrol the direction of the movement of the tambour trainepositioningelements. There will therefore be as manyY rods G7, as here are slides (38, and likewise as there are T slides 6l. The seven T slides ($1, of each group of four are adapted` to elect, through their rods (1P/the movement of the oscillating slides (18. of the Seven groups of four each similar to the said T slides 17,'and

their connecting' rods and oscillating slides.

'The oscillating selecting slides (S8, are guided in the ,vertical grooves 73. of the cross bars- 74, and they entend forward. and 33o so 1'9- return a shaft 5M T lz o @multim mi 1 :il MD5 Y @Emili NHL "um WFM-L L (Ll.

slides G1. There is a shaft 118, which '122, of the slides 61, and to one arm of the lever 121, is connected a rod 123,A which connects With one ofthe slides (38, similar in all respects tothe slides 29, with which the rods 11T, connect and adapted to perform theI same function through the same means. 'lhe levers 115,.,:ind their connected parts, may be considered the same as the levers i, of my .said patent, and their conneeted paris, ivhile the lever 121, is a duplication ,thereoh and arranged to operate through duplicate slides, the saine mechanism.

(ln a shaft- `l37, I havearranged thearms 132ivliich carry@ locking plate 33, the ,puri pose ot which is to loclgthevplates 31', in.

eitherv of vtheir tivo positions, so thatwhen they have-beenselected and vraised they will he -held in their Jraised position, in'order thilt thel selecting slides may be returned for `the next operation Without waiting for the- 'l return of the plates 3T. For this purpose,

I- `have provided notches 134, and 135, in

' 'cach plate Vlhen the plates are all in their lovverj-positionythe bar 133, engages the notches 135, ofiall the platesand when ,the plates :ire-tof-be' i'aised,thefl ar 133,

`swvir'igsi outfof 4 the notches .135, when Certain vof the plates lwhichhave been selected by the selecting slides, will be'raised, for. an

operation of the mechanism, and when the raising of' the selectt-id plateshasbeen com` pleteth-f the bar 133,-,ivill be rocked back and will engage in the slots' 134, of those plates which wveref mised,V and' in4 the lslots 135, of those ivhiclr Wer'e'inot raised; 'andthis en-v L galement ivillfretain the plates in position until'the movement offthe 'tambour frame has been.completed, tlfter which, the bar 133, is moved out to release the raised sli-des: and again moved into the slots? .135 of, all'fthe plates until the nefit selectionV` takes place.'

This complctc action-olf the bar 133, takes place for cach operation' of the jacquard.

YFor preventing error and conflict in `the mechanism.y I preferably employ the same protective mechanism 'as 'that shown iii my.4 said patent, but some parts tlie'rcofwill be duplicated. lf have shoix'n the shear blades 124, 127i, which uro in all respects similar to the shear hludes P, P13, of my said patent., and the parts connected to and operatedby thc shear blidcs are preferablyiir all respect-s similar to my said `}):1tent, the'only difference licingin their time of operation. '.l`liese shear `blades are arranged' tovclose upon the T slides i7, and'to determine when more 'than one slide of a group remain hack v in any operation and automatically stop the ixierliiur':-anrl .sincellie difference over my said I micnt is iii the time their operation bonly so mueh of the various details of the ,lshears' and the devices operated thereby is i here shown as is necesary toteacli my preslentinvention. also provide shear blades 126, 12T, which operate in the same manner upon the T slides 61, to determine when more than one slide of a grou vremain back in any given operation, andi these shear bladesperform the same-operation 'as to slidesl, as the shear blades124, 125 to the Slides 1T, andv as the sh lars'P", P13, of my said patentto the slides e', therein shown,

12-1, 125, and rshears 120. 127, will be in alternate relation, one pair operating' at one operation of the machine andthe othcrpair yat the next?, and so on. y l i The shaft 202, is 'similar to, and adapt ed to perforinthe same funetions through the; same mechanisms the shaft l of my said patent, but it Iis, only operated on everysecond operation of the machine. Aniirm 202, on this shaft is connectedrby a link 203, with a lever 204, which rocks on a shaft One arm'of this lever has a bowl 20G, which travels in e cam groove similar to groove 170. ot' com 171, (Fig. 3). T he shaft 202, therefore is rocked atevery second opsimilar'to shaft 202.- andto shaft P of my same functions through similaimechauisin, for the second or lower set of'shears herein. rlhis .shaft has an arm 207, which is conspond to shaft/Q?, of my saidgpatent and ire each adapted toV perform the saine ,function through similarlconnections.`

- "lV e eome next to thevmeans foroperat-ing the Aabove devices inproper relative order, to produce the desired results. ln Fig. 2, l have shown' .various means forhoperating "transversely thereof, as inmy said patent. inasmuch as niaiy. :ofthe devices .operafe only on every zllternate operation of the jacquard I'prefer topcovide e. secondarysliaft 120, which ispperated from the main shaft 12S, through the gear 180, on the'lvatter and agear 131 on'tiie former of twice the size will operateathalf the speed of the main sliaftl-W'lhosel elements ivliiclrare movedat. cach operation of the jacquard are operated `directly fron'i. the main shaft, while those are operatedY from the secondary shaft. The slia'ft 13T, )vliicli carries. the means-for lockeration-of the jacquard.- The shaft. 207 is nected by afli'n'k 20S. with a lever 200 that aresinlar to each-other `and corre- A tlie various mechanis'ms I havey lier'eashown' the main shaft y1.28, ofthe Jacquard` disposed but t-he opening and closing of the shears said patent and is adjusted vto perform the iis of gear 130, so that the secondaryshaft 129, f

ies

which are moved at every second operation eoh operation, lilo, to whioh o her @sul of i HO, of a the @hait lill, und

i oowl l-ll, in o com the :lo

. ilefnontly the arms: 1.32, `s l d hor 1%, will he oreilil; oooh operatirm of the jacquard, lo

` loo-lf; plates; 3l'.

ng the needle treme to hring Ithe needles in li lll 15, ne lo ongziige ono or the othr-r of tl two o l.v T slides, l iroriifle n, roti 53, 'which roloromotl to the plate 1.15.-, o1" the needle frame, and the other enrl is; l. ,irnnioil to :t lover M6, which roo is um from o Shaft 14?". The other arm oit the .lever MG, has n howl M8, which travels in a ruim groove of fr cam on the shaft 12th In orzlor to droid showing n number of cams, il, rent only, in proportions I have shown io. Figs, fl will, examples of the ooms 'which 1hr-rl on shaft Tho cam vwhich poroto@ ihr howl 1.48, ol lever '1.46, is in all 1 mots; o olionte of tlv Shown in Fig. 4, tlmli rho vom. griiovo made on ..1 o loro lll-l, requires to he :a e .ight- 9; the shaft which carries the loe en arm 149, on this 'ootefl by n link 150, with ift l5 The other arm raft 129,' whih in Fig'. 3, M he shaft 11.8, levers lill, in sonner-.tion et ot T slides, iss provided i "15?, Whieh .ifs connected with loir o. .n l; V8. `The other erm h orrn formalilever rookitil),

.ne com nroove 170, :1s the the bowls 154; and 162, fippoellLe oooh other in the Ginn e poro-lee olf tl to impart a ment; lo the shafts.; 11'2. ond

engage the Selecting-g slides :is "lfollo 'Sz The shalt the 'rt-mis 85%, :rml hm' S4, i5 h :in arm 1.631, while the short 1 the :irme: ond hor S5.. on :mn Utl, directed op- '1 io the nrrn 16?, olf' Si'lot j Three "Ll, f ore oonneeted hy :t hitllr 3, with n lever '166, irliieh 'rm-lo: The orio MSS. olE this lover l travelo .in :i 'groove m lll, shown in Fig.

has howl ll, which.

l Each revolution of the shaft 1.29:. :ind therefore every second revolution )it the rocking at 176 and one :irm .1.77 of this hner has o bowl 17S, which tra-vols in tho rom imilnr to the cum groove 170 of thr com ll'l. The shafts S7, 8f3, nre therefor-r1 `florillnterl nt each rerolution of `the ofwoneilnry shaft and therefore :it every second opor.- tion of the jacquard, for the purpof'so ol riosing the jaws 8l), 90, on the selerling slides 68. Since the bowls '1.69, :intl 1TB, nre opposit@ each other in the com grorwe the jaws S4, 85, Will be operated in alternato relation with the jaws 89,90.

In order to simplifythe mechanism :incl properly time the movements relative to each other, I preferably 'take the morning force for the shafts 94, and 109 which re turn the T Slides, from the device for operating the-jaws. On the huh 179, of the arm lill, on shaft 8l., I have provided an arm 180, which iS connected hy n, link iS-ll with the arm 182, on the shnft '10S'. Thus whvn the link 1:05, rocks the Shafts 8l, it also rocks the arm 180, linl-z lll, und il'nfoogfh the firm 182, the Shaft. 1109. 'If'he :nownwnl it manner I have arranged nn nrnl i854. on hub 184, and this is; oonnorl'oll hy :i linl: lf ,l

with the arm ISG, on the shnl't irl. so llmt the oscillations of the Shaft Sti, will he iron intted to shaft M. The hitter, when il of lates, causes the hor 96, to return :my of llo` slides which were mov nml upon. its return movementmoverl away Vl'rooi th slider l?, to allow them to ho nioverl lirwnivl. From the :ihovo Conneotirms it will he oppnrint that the returning rorls ,lll, lll., meh oper-:llo :it every seoonll lopor-ation of tho jnrqunril and in alternate relation. to ozich other.

fr non' con'lelo the flovici.- for 'porziting the Shears).

ln Fig. 2, l. lmro shown the .lxhojft whirh ool'rrsponfls with shaft Q1 ol' my :will potent. on which the huh-1%, rorlrmnlnl the huh i863. rorrespmnls with tho 'hoh i of will potent, while the firm 131:) ro'rreslwmls with tho arm llwreol. l

lili, which trorrl in lhe groow ol o, rom on lllh lill

Loeeee I shaft 129, similar to thatshown in Fig. 3. The hub 188 therefore, audits connected bowls* 192, and 199 are opposite eaeh other parts, will he oseillated upon each alternate operation of the jacquard to wit, the opera tion when the slides 17, are etlective. l have arranged a` shaft-194,.which is in all respects siinilar to shaft 187 and a hub 195, which is in all respects siinilar to hub 188; and to-tlie hub y; ot' the said patent.

The iiiechanistii for operating the shears 124, 125. duplicated for the shears 126,

l127, and the huh 195. and'arin 196, theretore correspond with the hub 188, and arin 189. The ariii A196, is connected by a linli- 19T with a lever 19t; which rocks `troni a shaft 200. A(hi the end otwtliis lever is a. bowl 199, which travels in the groove of a cani corresponding .With that shown in Fig. 3,'aiid which is preferably `the saine Cain whieli aetuates the lever 191.

in their cani, the levers 191 198, will be I' rocked at everyY second operation of the jacquard, but iii alternate relation with each other, and therefore the two sets of 'shears will be operated alternately, and when the respective slides with which they cooperate are active. e 'f Operation Let it be assuniedthat the parts are in the condition shown iii Figs.4

1. and 2, vwhen tlie'needles are in line with -the -T slides 1T, and the jacquard card has been positionedso that' a line of perfor-ations Aappears in line with the ends of the needles. The T slides are all in the right hand position, shown in F 1, and the slides 61, are out of line with the needles, because the needle frame is -held 11p-at the lett end. to presentwthe needles inline with the slidesl '17. It. mar also be noted thatjthe jaws 8l,` 85, and 8l?. 90, are l'ioth open and the lock- 9" engages ins the notches 185, ot

l' ,the several plates 3T. and the interlocking' rods. -all lie in then' lower disengaged 4positioii. 1f, now; the shaft- 7, is vrioeked, through the link 8, and armi),l tlie`ti'in o,

i oscilla`tiiig..t i the leftin Fig. 1, and bart: again. will -cause the card roller 1, toforce the jaequard card against the `four groups' o-l seven needles 1Q, wliieh lie ina' horizontal line. There there-are no pei'toratlois the needles will be inoved tov the lett, hut the `needles which are iii line with perforations in tliej'aequard card will reinainunniovei The iiuiiilier and position of -thel needles 'which' areirnatl'ected ivillldiller according to the pattern represented lijfjtl'ie perforations on the earthhut iii a jacquard of `the.eliaiwieter shown in iii'v said-patent. not

more than one needle ot earli Igroup ot seven. will remain unaffected. the needles 1;. in this opera-tion are in line with the '"l' slides 1T. comprising the -upper sr-t. theneedles whiehare forced torward will more the-slides 1Tggwith which they-respertirtjf j As the' the niinioei' of rack slides All, in the enliseoueut description, each group haringr seven slides. 'lhe .slides 39, are arranged iii seven groups of tour each. which groupseorrespond in iiuinher with the iiuiiilier of unitsI iO-- ot` motion'produced hy the lever 89. This grouping arrangement is t'ullv set forth in my said patent-`y The selecting .slides 29.- whieli lare thus moved forward. will extend to the udotted line pesitioii shown 'iii Fig. 1, while those eoniieeted with the T slides 1T,

which were not` atlected. will lie in the lull v line position shown iii Fig. 1.` The notches 101,01` the 1 .slides which were inoved, will now be in liras with the lockingl har 99, 90.'

while thepnotelies of those which were not moved. will remain in line with the loch-A ing bar. The eani acting on leizer 158.' will' lnow roel( the latter when` the shaft 112. will lie rocked. The tour levers 115, carried-hy 95 f the shaft 114. will lie iiioreddownwardlyv by this operation. and in each ot the'. four groups ot .slides 1T. in which a slide 'has `remained unnioved h v vreason of a perfora-I tion in the cardythe` lerer 115, over such 10o,-

groiip or groups .will he 'rocked lny engaging the incline 11G, ot' such au iiiiinoved slide or slides. Vl`lie levers 115, operate through* ,their respective rods 11T. when thus rocked,

to more the selectingslidel), which is con 105 i'ieoted therewith.4 forwardly. The slides moved by the rods` 11T. are the slides marked G09, in iny'said patent. and are there shown rpermit the slides. to lienioved.

as four in number. corresponding to the number of groups ot 'l' slides. the lslides 17, of 'groupv are left behind, in the operation deseriloed` then the lever` 115, cooperating -with suoli group will. not" be rocked, and the rack frame representing" such group will remain locked. this con.-`

dition iiieans that suclrrack 4traine is not to .he reirii'nor'ated. This ina'v heflrue of any or all ot the levers 115. freviousto the re-K eiprocationot the slides l?. the shaft 94,

hegaiijo he. rocked. through the operation ofy 120 l the Vcanieonthe lever 17T and the rod 9G,

is therehv rocked to the lett in Fig. 1, to

At about vtlietiuie of the niovenient ot the vslides 17.

the shalt 13T wasI rocked l-'izv the 'rain acting '125 on the lever 113|.. andtthe loekiiitr har 133,

Awas .tlierelri1 inoved out ot the slots in the plaies SVT. to permit ot the oscillation tit-the slides. The iiioyenieiit of theslides having' been eempletedthejawswhich cooperate v1,530

rllie slides 1T, .i -are arranged in loiir groups represent-ing lf none ot no forward `will operate through their respective rods 67,y to move the selectingslides 68, which constitute the second set. rThis may take place before the slides Q9, have been returned from their operation, and before' the plates 37, have been returned to position, because the movement of the slides (i8, forward, in no way adects the plates 87. :When the siides are moved forward, they will be N iocked by their locking bar,"105 in similar manner to the first set of slides. The levers 121 will be moved downwardly, and will be actuated by'the inclines 122, of anyof.

operated on the slidds 17. The lookingbar.

105,A will" also be operated to perform' the same locking action upon the slides'l, that the locking bar r99, did upon the slides 17. When the locking oar 133 is released from theplates 37, following the completion of the first operation, andthe plates 37, are free to move the second set of jaws will come into operation upon the selecting slides 68, and again position the plates 37, for the second operation. Since the slides 68 engage between the pins 75, 76 of the plates 37, they are adapted to have the sam'c action upon the plates as the slides 29. The jaws 89, 90 will now *ne moved toward each otherby the rocking of the shafts 86, 87, when tothe jaw 99,- will engage the cut out 78, of the slides 68, which have been advanced and will have no action thereon, exce t to' retain them in position: While thosewsides which were not moved forward in the-shove operation, will be engaged by the jaw 90, at the part 77 and will be raised oscillating from their'ends 682. The upper jaw 89, coperates i'n keeping the advanced slides from moving. The upward movement of the 5o slides which were raised by the jaw 90, will raisethe plates 37, with which lthey rey spectively engage. The locking har .133,

having been swung out of the slots 135, to permit 'of this movement, the same as in the previous operation and returned therein, to retain the plates 37, in their raised, or low position, as positioned by the selecting slides, so that the slides may be released by the jaws 89, 90, and be returned to their original or normal position. When the jaws 89, 90, in the operation just described were .closed upon the slides 68, the arm 183, moved simultaneously with the shaft 8E, and this caused the link 185 and arm 186, to

rock the shaft 94.' The rod 96, moving and arm 182, will rock shaft 109; andthe derI nsuch conditions are smoother and less' .tambour frame o eratmg mec anism. adaptwith the latter shaft, caused `all thmslide" 17 'which had heen moved forward in 'the first described Ioperation tobe returned to their originel 'or starting vposition. Upon the completion of this second operation,` 'the' *ja main shaft will have been revolved two .complete revolutions while the "shaft 129,

will' have made one* complete revolutionj The'nextfor third. operation of the jaifard will bring' th slides 17, into action, and so 75 on; and the n edles will be rocked rinto line for the. operation of the slides 1'7. This alternitingcperation will go' on -so long as the jacquard is in operation. The slides 68', `61,*3which were moved -forward in the secondoperation described will be returned when the third operation has partially taken place. When the jaws 84, are closed -'in the third operation, the 'arm 180, link 181 movement of the bar 111, will return the slides 61, and 68, to their normal position. The different devices or selecting and combining the units o movement, must vnec,- essarily operate in a given sequence, and ,where one set only is employed their operations must be rapid in order to operate the jacquard at the Adesired speed and allow a sufficient proportidn of the Whole movement for .the actual positioning of the tambour: e frame. By providing a duplicate set of se ledting devices and operating them in lalter-` nate' relation and at least partly concur-4 rently each may he operatedv at relatively half the speed. The jacquard operations untrying. and if desired, the speed of operations of the jacquard as a' whole may be increased over. former practice. By utilizing plural mechanisms with some parts operating through common mechanism the above. results are obtained with the least possible' increase in the number ofparts. lt will be apparent that a jacquard under my present invention wiil be as positive and' 110 accurate in its operations as heretofore.

` vVifhile I have' described in 2firent detail the construction and operation o my invention in thepreferred form, and referred to the number of different parts used in such form I do' not wish it to befunderstood that I am 'limited thereto, as my invention is of a broad character and it may be embodied in various forms without departing vfrom .the scope of the appended claims. .I Having described my vention, whatI" claim is: 1. n a jacquard for embroidering ma` chinos embed in o eratin mechanism a P i ed to be'o crate by said'operating,mechanism, s, p urality of series of selecting devices, needles for operating the selecting devices, jacquard card mechanism adapted to opert fit l :lis

e a jacquard card to selecta needlefor 'lsb uctrm und 'means musing Said needles to m seme-'s oi; seeutmg d evmes nter me; for operating said controlling d anfing' fsad mmtnlng devices, and mmm im' causing sind sets of controlu'zg;

df ma@ im be operated ziternately by their tzjuxbo 'mne mymnmtugj no, various meunS for pro-- 5 we lfrwnis of different extent, :md w Inv-ms, complsng :1 phxmlity of 511m 7 h of said Sets being :M: Medi wat the, fepffmtcm of the same coupling i wnhndyng umfang lll imanes ducin movements of diterent extents, tam bour rame operating mechanism, means-tor coupling the tarnbourt'rame operating mechanism with the various means tor producing movements of different extents, and controlling means for the coupling means comprising a plurality of sets ot' slides, each et which sets is adapted' to perform the saine function independently of the other, jacquard card mechanism for reciprocating a jacquard card,'needles adapted .to be oper` ated by the jacquard card, a needle frame in Which-.said needles are adapted to slide, said lframe being adapted to oscillate on a line in i, juxtaposition with point'of contacto' the needles and jacquard card, and means for oscillating said frame whereby the needles Will be positioned to alternately engage sai-tl sets of slides.

l2. ln s jacquard embodying means for producing movements of dierent extents, tambour frame operating mechanism, means for coupling the tambour frame operating mechanism with the means for -producing,I movements ot different extent and controllingr means for the coupling means, compris-- ingha plurality oi sets of .lides, which sets are adapted to select from the same coupling devices, jacquard. card mechanism, needles with which the jacquard card is adapted to cooperate, said needles being adapted to operate eit-heset of slides, and means .for causing tlie""needles to engage said sets ot slides alternately.. l 13. ln a jacquard embodying means for producing' movements ot dilerent extents, tambour trame operating mechanism jacquard card mechanism adapted to intermittently propel and reciprocate a jacquard card, and means `yoperated thereby and adapted to' control the combining of the various movement producing and tambour frame operating mechanism,einbodying a plurality of sets of slides, each set being;` eulepfte-dY to perform tne saine functions, means operated successively by the a'cuuard card and adapted to cause the operation ot said slides and means for causing said sets of slides to be operated alternately by their operating' means. i' 14. In s jacquardembodving means for vproducingl movements of different ktents, lambour frame operatingf mechanism, aplurslity of sets of slides each of which sets is adapted toeffect the Icombination oi the devices or'producing movements ot` different extentr with the tambour frame operating mechanism, jacquard card mechanism. needles operatcdthereby at each operation of *o vthe jacquard and means for causing tin-needles to operate said sets of slides alternately.l

l5. .In a jacquard embodying means for producing movements of different extents, 'tambour frame operating mechanism, and

means 4for controlling the c', eration of the j tambour raineo erating mechanism b said means for producing movements of di ferent extent, comprising a plurality of sets of slides eacli o: which sets is adapted to perform thee-ame functions, jacquard card mechanism, needles operated thereby, and means for causing the needles to o crate said sets ci' slides alternately, means tor returning said needles, after each operation there/o and means for returning said sets of slides alternately.

ltelne jacquard embodying means to" producing movements of different entente: tambour traine operating; mechanism, i plurality of sets ot' slides each of which sets is adapted. to eileCt the combination of the devices ter producing movements of di'derent extent with the tambour frame operatingI mechanism, a jacquard card roller and means for reciprocating the card roller, needles operated by the .jacquard card at' each operation ozt the jacquard, means Whereby the card roller reciprocating means will return said needles, means for causing said needles to operate said sets ot slides alternately, and means for returning said sets ot' slides alternately.

17.111 a jacquard embodying means for producing movementsof different extents, rack frames, mean'sfor coupling the movement producing means and rack trames, means for locking andfunlocking the said raclt framesjacquardcard mechanism, aset of slides adapted to be operated by the jacquard card and adapteclto control the said coupling devices, slides adapted to control seid locking and unlocking means, and means whereby said latterslides `will be made operative by said set of coupling controlling slides, a second set of Aslides adapted to be operated by the jacquard and in alternat-e relation to said tiret set otcoupling controlling slides, other slides Jfor controlsaid inciting' and unlocking means and means whereby said last mentioned slides will be made operativo by said second set. of coupling controlling slides.

i8. ln a jacquardembodying means lor producing movements ot' ditftireut extents, tambour frame operating;lincclianism, coupling' devices, for coupling said first and second devices, jacquard card mechanism, jacquard slides operatedl by the jacquard card and adapted to selectl the coupling devices, and jaws for engaging said slides to e'tl'ect the operation ot the coupling devices by the slides, a second set of slides for selectmg the said coupling devices, jaws for engagingr said second set-ot' slides to ctect the operation of the coupling devices, means for making said sets of slides operative upon alternate operations of the jacquard, and means for operating the jaws of the several sets o slides alternately. I

19. ln a jacquard embodying means for icc producing movements of diicrent extents, 'is for oncraiing a. tambour Vtraum, cou no devil J tor crawlingl said first and ntl dcvicas, jacquard card mechanism, jacq slidcs operated by ille liacquard card and adapted lo sclccil tbc coupling tlc and jaws culgagging said Slides to lic oiafraiilm ol tbc coupling devices 'lie slides, a second set of slides for si the Said coupling' devices, jaws for :mid siccoud l ot' slides to eil'cct Q limiting said scts oi slides operative upon alicrruilc (operations ofitllc jacquard and j@ incansllor operating the jaws of tlic scvcral ris slidcs upon alternata operations oi llu ficquarl'i, and means for retaining tlic coupling, in their operative condition at ,nach operation of libc jacquard.

in ln a. jacquard embodying mcans for by the slides, s second act of slides for 3o lectin@ tbn said coupling devices jaws for engagingr said second set of slides to effect ille oiiieration oi? tbe coupling devices, means for making said sots of slides operative upon alternate operations of tbc jacquard, means a5 for opi-,rating tbc jaws of the several sots of slides upon alternate operations of the jacquard, me-ans whereby thc lirst set ol` slides will be returned upon the operation Caid secondjaws and the second sci of in, slides will be rcturned upon lic operation of said .lirst jaws.

In u jacqnarn embodying means for producing movements of different extents, tan'ibonr france operatingr n'iccbanism, con

415 tiling devices, 'for coupling said first and second dovices, jacquard card rneclianisml iacquard slides adapted to be reciprocated by tbc jacquard card and adapted 'toselcct "bs coupling' devices, moans for lock- 5o said. slides during thc action of tbn coupling devices, a second sct of slides adapted to select, said coupling devices and adapted to bf operated by the jacquard fard, means for locking said sec- 55 ond set olf slides during; the action' of the iouplinp: devices and means for causing said' scia of slides to be operated upon alternate operations of the jacquard. I il@ In a jacquard embodying means for 6U juro y,Ling movements of' different extents, tambour ramc positioning mechanism a, seb or' slides adapted to etleci; the coupling of first and second means, a` second sct of r citing lie ycoupling ai lie said ld means, jacquard'card meclr 1,rst1 and scolo ation of lli-c couplingl devices, nieans anism for operating said slides, merlin` causing said sets of slides to be opcrat-- l alterna-tc rclalion, means for Separately ingr the first and second sets of slid determine a conllicting operation tluw means whereby said testing means will l the stopping oi' the machine upon a` flicting opcration in the slides, and uw lor causing thc said sets of slides bo bc ed alternately. i,

Q3. ln a jacquard embodying moans producing movements of different exft tambour frame operating n'xcchanism, pling devices for said rst and second in means for selcctiug .said cou ling de comprising reciprocating Sli( PAS, jaen",` c: d mechanism adapted to reciprocate slides, a second sel'. ol slides adapted, to ci the selection ot' said coupling devices l adapted to be opcratcd by the jacquard l each of said sets ol slides beingr adapti be advanced before the return of the oli` i set, means for causing said sets of slides be operated in alternate rclation by the j; i quard card mechanism, and means for 'l turning tbc slides.

Q4. ln a jacquard embodying means producing mommcnts of dill'crent extcn 'and means for operating a tambour fran i coupling devices for coupling;r said first ai second devices, embodying coupling plain a Scly of slides adapted to cll'eet a select' oi' libc coupling plates, jacquard card huw unit-5m adapted to reciprocate said slid ,i means for locking said slides u'llcn adranwi by llio jacq ard card, jaws cooperating a lil` the slides to operate the coupling pla means for retainingr the coupling platea in their operative position during cach o1 ira tion of llic jacquard, a .second set, of slides 1l adaptor?, to be recinrocatml by the jsuequard card mecbanisln, and ic select from the sama coupling plates as said first set., means for locking said second. set of slides. jaws: o opcraiing with said second set,A of sliflrs lo cllcct tbc operation of the eouplinor 'llaiwrf, nicnas for returning cach set of slidlis wlilu the other setv is advanced and means fuir causing said sets of slides to lie operai l altcrnatcly by the jacquard mechanism.

ln a jacquard embodying moans lu'oducingl movements of different exlmm and means for operating a tambour frm i coupling devices for coupling said first au second devices and embodying coupl'un;l plates, a set of slides adapted to effect r. selection of the several coupling plates, jai: quard card mechanism, adaptcfl lo rcclr i. l cate said slides, means for lorlcingsald rWbcn advanced by the jncquard'card, jawl cciperatingvwith the slides to operate tlm coupling' plates, means for retaining ilu coupling plates in their operativa positiva during each o eration of tlic iarquartb a :wie ond setl of sli es adapted to be rec proco Aslides to effect the Operation of the coupling by the jacquard card and t0, select from l the sets of slides to be operated alternaely bhe same counling plates assaid first set, i and a secondary shaft operated from said means for locking said Vvsecond set of slides, mein shaft at reduced speed, and adapted jaws coperating with said second set "of l to operate the slide locking means, seid slide jaws, and said slide returning devices.

I* Signed in the city, county and Stare of New York, this 30th day of June 1911.

JOSEPH A. GROEBL. Witnesses:

W. H. KURBHEED, HENRY EGLI.

plates, means for returning each set of slides While the other set is advanced Yand mean for causing said setsof slides to be operated alternately by the jacquard mechanism, a main shaft adapted te operate the jacquard card mechanism and the means for causing 

